12 Melee games like Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge that you should try

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We filtered the 49 games similar to Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge down to the 12 that fit the “Melee” category. Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive, Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 and Men of War top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge.

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The best melee games like Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge

12 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge. Each one has been evaluated across 11 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive

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SoloTacticalStealthMeleeHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 88%· 2.4K

Year 2001Dev Spellbound Entertainment · InfogramesOn PC

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, combat tactical and stealth mechanics

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, while skipping adventure storytelling

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#2Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3

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SoloCo-opOnlineMeleeTacticalHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 85%· 16KIGDB75· 4

Year 2008Dev EA Los Angeles · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, melee combat and combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, setting scifi and fantasy world, while skipping adventure storytelling

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SoloCo-opTacticalMeleeHistorical

Steam👍 90%· 3.8KRAWG👍 74%· 70MC80IGDB80· 2

Year 2009Dev Best Way · 1C CompanyPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, combat tactical and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, multiplayer gameplay and visual third person, while skipping adventure storytelling

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SoloCo-opTacticalMeleeHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 91%· 38KIGDB90· 6

Year 2009Dev The Creative Assembly · SegaOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, combat tactical and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: turn-based strategy, fantasy world and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping adventure storytelling

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#5Total War: WARHAMMER III

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SoloCo-opOnlineTacticalMeleeHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 70%· 143KRAWG👍 79%· 68MC85IGDB78· 3OC86· 72

Year 2022Dev Creative Assembly · SEGAPlaytime ~17hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, combat tactical and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: turn-based strategy, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus, while skipping adventure storytelling

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SoloCo-opTacticalMeleeHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 82%· 37KIGDB77· 10OC79· 47

Year 2015Dev The Creative Assembly · SegaOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, combat tactical and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with turn-based strategy, strong narrative focus and fantasy world, while skipping adventure storytelling

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#7Total War: WARHAMMER II

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SoloCo-opTacticalMeleeHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 93%· 121KRAWG👍 90%· 251MC86IGDB88· 8OC86· 64

Year 2017Dev Creative Assembly · SEGAPlaytime ~14hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, combat tactical and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with turn-based strategy, dark, oppressive atmosphere and fantasy world, while skipping adventure storytelling

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#8Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising

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SoloCo-opMeleeTacticalHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 83%· 5.7KRAWG👍 69%· 242MC64IGDB60· 1

Year 2009Dev Electronic Arts Los Angeles · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, melee combat and combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, setting anime and setting scifi, while skipping adventure storytelling

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SoloMeleeTacticalHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 89%· 1.2KIGDB90· 1

Year 2000Dev The Creative Assembly · SegaOn PC

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, melee combat and combat tactical

≠ Where it differs: brings turn-based strategy, ranged combat and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping adventure storytelling

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SoloTacticalMeleeHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 95%· 17KIGDB91· 3

Year 2004Dev The Creative Assembly · SegaOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, combat tactical and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: turn-based strategy, deep simulation and ranged combat, while skipping adventure storytelling

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#11Napoleon: Total War

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SoloTacticalMeleeHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 92%· 27KIGDB83· 3

Year 2010Dev The Creative Assembly · Feral InteractiveOn PC · Mac

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, combat tactical and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with turn-based strategy, fantasy world and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping adventure storytelling

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#12Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition

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SoloMeleeTacticalHistoricalMultiplayer

Steam👍 85%· 1.7KRAWG👍 55%· 20

Year 2017Dev Archaic EntertainmentPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, melee combat and combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with multiplayer gameplay and free to play, while skipping adventure storytelling

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